Hanover Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Coordinates: 42°14′38″N 90°18′05″W / 42.24389°N 90.30139°W / 42.24389; -90.30139
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Hanover Township
Township
Scenery at the Wapello Land and Water Reserve
Scenery at the Wapello Land and Water Reserve
Location in Jo Daviess County
Location in Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°14′38″N 90°18′05″W / 42.24389°N 90.30139°W / 42.24389; -90.30139
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJo Daviess
EstablishedNovember 2, 1852
Government
 • SupervisorJanice R. Steele
Area
 • Total56.83 sq mi (147.2 km2)
 • Land52.1 sq mi (135 km2)
 • Water4.73 sq mi (12.3 km2)  8.32%
Elevation
876 ft (267 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
1,142
 • Density23.1/sq mi (8.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61028, 61041, 61074
FIPS code17-085-32720

Hanover Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,201 and it contained 689 housing units.[2]

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 56.83 square miles (147.2 km2), of which 52.1 square miles (135 km2) (or 91.68%) is land and 4.73 square miles (12.3 km2) (or 8.32%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages[edit]

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains Lost Mound Cemetery.

Major highways[edit]

Rivers[edit]

Landmarks[edit]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)1,142[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts[edit]

  • River Ridge Community Unit School District 210

Political districts[edit]

References[edit]

  • "Hanover Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links[edit]

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